Daniel Hilse
Daniel Hilse
Boulder, CO · MST (UTC-7)Available March 2026

Full-stack developer. I build software that's fast, predictable, and built to last.

Web apps and data systems for startups and small teams. 10 years building production software with React and Python.

Selected Work

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01

Archipelago

Cross-sectional market analysis platform with interactive charts comparing 500+ stocks across momentum metrics. Replaces spreadsheet-driven research with visual distribution analysis that surfaces market structure hidden in rank tables.

PythonNext.jsPostgreSQL
02

Boulevard Quartz

Commercial real estate aggregator that scrapes regional broker sites and unifies search across 5,000+ listings. Eliminated a daily 5-site manual workflow while running under $30/month on AWS.

PythonNext.jsPostgreSQL
03

Nonprofit ROI Calculator

Embeddable ROI calculator for nonprofit campaigns with real-time projections and branded PDF exports. Drop-in React component for Webflow and no-code platforms.

Next.jsTypeScriptReact
04

Customer Reference Agent

Internal AI search tool that surfaces customer quotes from Salesforce using semantic search and confidence scoring. Eliminates the mid-pitch "can you find me a quote?" scramble.

ClaudeNext.jsVercel AI SDK
05

Blog Content Audit

AI-assisted content audit that classified 500+ blog posts by strategic use case, revealing that 62% of content targeted acquisition over retention—a strategic gap invisible in the spreadsheet view.

PythonClaudeNext.js
06

pATCHES

Music education platform and JavaScript plugin ecosystem reaching 2M+ visitors with $200k+ in plugin sales since 2016.

JavaScriptAWSWeb Analytics
07

Listen Too

Shareable playlist generator built on Spotify's API. Analyzes recent listening activity and creates curated playlists in seconds.

Next.jsTypeScriptOAuth

About

I've spent a decade building product-focused software in early-stage environments where requirements emerge through iteration and constraints are real. My work spans frontend, backend, and data infrastructure, with recent focus on AI-assisted workflows and analytics platforms. I'm also a 3× founder. Building and operating pATCHES taught me the full product lifecycle—from early user testing through scaling to 2M+ visitors, balancing new features against operational stability.

Languages

JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonSQL

Frameworks

ReactNext.jsNode.jsDjangoFastAPI

Data & Infrastructure

PostgreSQLTimescaleDBDynamoDBAWS (EC2, RDS, S3)GCPGitHub ActionsJest

Experience

2024 — Present

Archipelago

Lead Engineer

Technical strategy and development for a real-time financial analytics platform with cross-sectional market visualization

2024 — 2025

Act-On

Freelance Developer

AI-powered sales enablement tools and content workflow automation for B2B marketing platform

2023 — 2024

Freelance

Full-Stack Developer

Data-intensive web applications for startups and small businesses, focusing on real estate and nonprofit sectors

2022

Veteran's United

SEO / Python

Built search optimization tooling and Python automation for internal content operations

2019 — 2020

Marpipe

Founding Engineer

Developed multivariate ad testing platform from early prototype through enterprise client acquisition

2018

Ableton, AG

Learning Resources

Educational content and documentation for music production software

2016 — Present

pATCHES

Founder / Developer

Built and operate music education platform with JavaScript plugin ecosystem, reaching 2M+ visitors and $200k+ in sales

2016 — 2017

Trulaske College of Business

MBA Program

University of Missouri